Hey all. I'm relatively new to the fly fishing world but will be hopefully learning the ropes this summer.

I'm trying to match myself a pair of fly rigs for two different areas I fish. The first is a small trout stream about 25 wide 1-5 deep (bushkill creek) and the other will be intended for smallmouth bass in the delaware river.

So far I found a nice 9' 6wt st. Croix Avid that im looking to use in the big D. My plans are to find a relativity cheap 8'-9' 4wt for trout fishing (if I dunk it or break it off on a tree id rather it be a cheap rod).

Online I was looking at a Greys GX700 series in 5-6-7 weight. They come with 2 extra spools for around $150.

My question is if I buy a 9' 4wt can I string 4 or 5 wt line on one of my GX spools and use it or am I better to find 2 separate reels?

I have herd that if i go long enough on the 4wt it should balance better. How long is too long for a small trout stream? The GX also comes in a 3,4,5 but that wont be beefy enough for the 6wt then when I hook a monster smallmouth Im not sure how big of an roll the reel itself plays in casting.

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That sounds like a nice truck. I have a Duramax with 2" lowering shackles and 3.5" drop keys.

On the fly rod length, yes a longer rod will generally balance better with a heavy reel. For the water you talked about specifically (25' wide) I would lean towards an 8' rod. For 12+ years I fished almost exclusively with one rod, a 580 (8' 5wt). I fished small brookie streams you could jump over (I later got a 3wt for that) all the way up to bigger creeks like Penns with the 580.

Posted on: 2014/5/27 15:24

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BRC Different rod lengths allow you to different things. Bushkill creek you could use anything from a 6'6" up to a 12' nymphing rig. A 8'6" or 9'er would be a good bet.Where are you located? I'm in Stroudsburg. I mostly fish the Brodhead, McMichael, and the Pocono. Sometimes I fish other local streams. I also fish the Big-D and the susky for smallies (great fish for the fly rod).contact me if you want to meet up.Bart